Food
Taste Your Way Through Italy, One Ingredient-Specific Museum at a Time
The Emilia Romagna region has 25 food museums, each dedicated to a beloved food item – ranging from balsamic vinegar to Parmesan cheese
136,000 Varieties of Rice Are Now Protected in Perpetuity
An annual $1.4 million funding grant will allow the International Rice Research Institute to help develop drought, heat- and flood-resistant rice varieties
How Fish Farms Can Use Facial Recognition to Survey Sick Salmon
A Norwegian aquaculture company plans to combat sea lice and other problems by monitoring individual salmon in a high-tech fish farms
Ancient Proteins From Unwashed Dishes Reveal the Diets of a Lost Civilization
Material pulled from ceramic sherds reveals the favored foodstuffs in the 8,000-year-old city of Çatalhöyük in Turkey
The 19th-Century Fight Against Bacteria-Ridden Milk Preserved With Embalming Fluid
In an unpublished excerpt from her new book <i>The Poison Squad</i>, Deborah Blum chronicles the public health campaign against tainted dairy products
Mapping Armenia’s Edible Landscape, One Wild Bilberry Bush at a Time
The 1000 Leaf Project aims to document Armenia's hundreds of edible plants and mushrooms with help from local residents
World Hunger Is on the Rise for the Third Year in a Row
A new report warns that war and increased natural disasters from climate change are beginning to reverse gains made in recent decades
How Center Pivot Irrigation Brought the Dust Bowl Back to Life
Crop circles saved the Great Plains when farmer Frank Zybach invented a new sprinkler system in the 1940s
Traces of 7,200-Year-Old Cheese Found in Croatia
A new study posits that cheese production may have helped ancient farmers expand into Europe
This Device Tracks How Well You Wash Your Hands
Biomedical engineers have developed a wall-mounted scanner that can detect microbes that cause foodborne illness
Inventing a Longer-Lasting Popsicle
A British design firm has used a half-forgotten World War II technique to create ice pops that don't melt as fast as the ordinary ones
Climate Change Could Lead to Nutrient Deficiency for Hundreds of Millions
Carbon dioxide decreases zinc, iron and protein in food crops, which could add millions of people to the billions who don't get enough nutrition
Why Every Food Lover Should Visit the Twin Cities
Minnesota's Twin Cities are forging a new identity, one that celebrates the region's Nordic past while embracing its multicultural present
After 116 Years, Animal Crackers Have Been Freed From Their Circus Cages
A new redesign of the iconic treats shows animals walking across a savanna
There’s a Scientific Explanation for Why Adults Are More Likely to Tolerate Leafy Greens
Just eat your veggies: Salivary proteins adapt to bitter tastes, making them more palatable over time
Egyptian Papyrus Reveals This Old Wives' Tale Is Very Old Indeed
The "Wheat and Barley" pregnancy test described in a recently translated medical text has been practiced for thousands of years
Sequencing of Wheat Genome Could Lead to a Breadier Future
It took 200 scientists 13 years to finally figure out the complex genome of the important grain
Artisan Master Classes Hope to Draw Travelers Into the Armenian Countryside
A local NGO is working with farmers and craft makers to develop new cultural tourism offerings in Armenia's scenic Gegharkunik region
Oldest Cheese Ever Found in Egyptian Tomb
Italian researchers also found traces of disease-causing bacteria in what they believe is probably extremely aged cheese.
Physics Reveals How to Break Spaghetti Cleanly In Two
Our collective culinary nightmare is over
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